Dr. Bills is proud of his longstanding ties to this area. His father taught English at Clearview Regional High School for 40 years and his mother taught elementary school in West Deptford for 25 years.
Dr. Bills is a graduate of Lenape High School. He went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Lafayette College where he graduated with honors. He then obtained his dental degree with honors from Harvard University. Subsequently, Dr. Bills headed to the University of Illinois, where he completed a three-year orthodontic residency. Dr. Bills is Board Certified and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.
Dr. Bills involvement in the profession is extensive. He has held several local and national positions in the American Dental Association, and he is aPast-President of the Southern Dental Society of New Jersey. In addition, Dr. Bills is an active member of the American Association of Orthodontists, the Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists, the New Jersey Association of Orthodontists and the Harvard Society for the Advancement of Orthodontics.
Dr. Bills is also extremely committed to scholarly activity.He is on the Orthodontic Faculty at the University of Pennsylvania and is on Staff in the Department of Dentistry at Virtua Hospital, and he has been honored as Teacher of the Year at both of these prestigious institutions. He is a published author and lectures regularly, both stateside and abroad, about a variety of clinical topics as well as how to better utilize technology to connect with orthodontic and dental patients.
Dr. JV Kracke graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and is a proud Villanova alumnus that loves to watch college basketball. GO CATS! He is a former varsity college swimmer but he refuses to give up wearing his floaties. When hes not swimming or having fun at Innovative Orthodontics, then hes trying to make any excuse he can to watch Friends!
He is a proud New Jersey native that loves spending the summers at the Jersey shore. Now that hes finally convinced his beautiful wife, Kristianne, and their golden retriever, Penny, that New Jersey is the best state he has moved back to join the Innovative Orthodontics team.
Dr. JV is a proud alumnus of Villanova University where he received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and graduated with honors. He went on to complete his dental training at the University of Pennsylvania where he again graduated with honors and was accepted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon dental honors society. He loved Philadelphia and decided to continue his education and training in Orthodontics at the University of Pennsylvania.
He is passionate about education and served as an adjunct professor in the Villanova Department of Biology. He taught Human Anatomy and Physiology to many aspiring health professional undergraduate students. He has since been asked to come back as a guest lecturer to teach new orthodontic residents at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. JV is a dedicated member of dental study clubs where he continues his education and shares his experience and expertise about the dental profession so he can ensure that he is providing the most innovative and exceptional care to all of his patients.
Dr. L might have grown up in Northern Virginia, but she has made a home here. She moved to Philadelphia to pursue her dental and orthodontic training and fell in love with the area. Now she considers herself a true local!
Dr. L received her Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Psychology from the University of Virginia. She continued her education and went to the University of Pennsylvania to pursue her dental and orthodontic training. Here, she met Dr. JV Kracke, and they were actually co-residents when she was working on her orthodontics degree. In fact, she and Dr. JV were both chief residents of their respective classes! Dr. Dan Bills even got the chance to work with Dr. L in residency when he came out to lecture.
Our office culture is nothing without this amazing group. Every day, our patients get to experience how much they care about them not only as patientsbut as human beings.We believe our patients deserve that level of care, andthat your experience in our office should be exceptional. In the end, we know that makes your time with us so much better.
Our team treats people with respect, compassion, and in a way that is becoming more and more rare these days. Providing patients an innovative experience in our office is not possible without our amazing team.